THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 13, 1938.
ALL QUIET ON FRONTIER
NO
REFUGEE
Precautions In
New Territories
Page
INFLUX
LOITERING CHARGE
NEW REGIME IN SHANGHAI
on
Sentence of three months' hard
Shanghai, To-day. labour was passed on a 20-year-old
The opening ceremony of the new Edwards at the Central Magistracy local Japanese-controlled regime "You're the first bloomin' refugee I've seen at this unemployed, Lau Wing, by Mr. R.
barricade since 6 o'clock this morning,” stated this morning, when he pleaded will take place in the former May- a British frontier guard at the Shumchun fron-guilty to the charge of loitering on or's office at the Civic Centre
enclosed premises.
Sunday, October 16. The regime is Detective Sergeant Terrett, pro- headed by Mr. Fu Chung-yao, well- tier bridge last evening when a representative of the "China Mail” arrived on his tour of in-secuting, said at about 4 a.m. yes-known in the foreign community of
a Shanghai. spection of the frontier which was manned by terday, defendant was seen by
constable in No. 8 Jubilee Street, As Mayor of Greater Shanghai he police and military units early yesterday morn-first floor, and when questioned, he will have jurisdiction beside Cha- ex-pei and Nantao, over all territory could not give a satisfactory ing. Intense military activity was apparent in the earlyplanation. Defendant had two pre- and the area up to Sungkiang,
stages of the journey along almost the entire length of the frontier which is divided by the Shumchun River.
Reports of a huge influx of refugees over the fron- tier by several newspapers yesterday after- noon were entirely misleading and led to a panic in the local rice market.
of
vious convictions.
EVADED FERRY FARE
Quinsan, Paotung, Nanhwei, Tsung- ming Islands and Paoshan-Reu- ter.
AND NOW BULGARIA
arriv-
and
for
Sofia, To-day. Chan Tong, aged 25, unemployed,
German Minister for was charged before Mr. R. Edwards The at the Central Magistracy this Economics, Walther Funk, The early stages of the journey morning, with the breach of Ferry ed here yesterday on his way Contrary to expectations and with the exception of a few curi- (and at this stage it would per- Regulations, by not having paid his through the Far East having pre-
board the ferry "Man Tak," from Ankara. ous Chinese at Shataukok, who haps be wise to state that the road proper fare, while travelling on viously visited · Belgrade
Hong Kong to Mongkok
Finance, M. Gunoff, the Minister for
The Bulgarian Minister were very interested in the actiis unfit for motor car travel) were vities of three European Folice fairly level and the only signs
It was alleged that defendant was Trade, M. Nikiforoff, and the Min- sergeants and a squad of over 20 military or Poliće activity were one
on asked for his ticket, when he was Lister for Agriculture, M. Bankoff, Chinese and Indian policemen, or two Army despatch riders
leading politicians there was not a refugee in sight motor cycles, who were experienc-on board the ferry, and told the besides many for the 30 miles length of the ing difficulty owing to the rough collector that he had lost it. The and leaders of economic life re- no ceived and welcomed the German collector found, however, that frontier.
conditions of the road.
tickets were missing.
guest and his wife at the railway After about 10 minutes. of glow
station. Commencing our journey in the
Defendant said he had just came early part of the afternoon we driving we commenced an upward passed a convoy of military lor-journey and very soon were near-down from Canton, and ̈ did not ries returning to Hong Kong with ly 400 to 500 feet up, the road be-know the regulations in the Colony European and Chinese Sappers,|ing cut right through clay deposits who had evidently completed and rock formation and passage was their task of erecting barbed wire extremely difficult at times. barricades.
road.
We
FISHING FLEET
were informed
NEW POSTS
we
the
A fine of $25 was imposed.
early to expect any Chinese refu- gees although they anticipated_their arrival in the late hours of the
ing.
Yesterday evening Dr. Eunk call- ed on the Bulgarian Prime Minis- ter, and the Foreign Minister, M. Kuesseiwanoff.
To-day the economic negotia- tions will begin.-Trans-Ocean.
night or possibly early this mor- CONSTABLE'S BAIL
the Shumchun ESTREATED
•
Along the Shataukok Road and not far from the Hunters' Arms, units of the Royal Corps of We met several cars but as soon Signals were completing their as we reached sea level again we
Not far from the Shumchun telephone lines, which were laid came upon the first signs of mili-
Bridge were three tents, in charge the entire length of the frontier tary activity outside of whatTM
A Chinese constable, Kong Shing, had seen on the Shataukok Road. of two European Police sergeants, a Chinese Sub Inspector and sever-
aged 29, had his bail of $150 Newly erected frontier posts for
al Chinese and Indian policemen. police and military were very much
An interesting structure was a estreated and a warrant for arrest en- yesterday in evidence and barbed wire morning that two companies of the tanglements on the Shumchun River "prison pen" closed in by a double issued this morning by Mr. E. Middlesex Regiment had been sent bank were very much in evidence, passage of barbed wire for prison-Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- out to reinforce the Police at the Shortly before our arrival at the ers. This, explained a European tracy when he failed to appear on officer, was meant for Chinese sold-charge of demanding $5 with frontier, but they were remarkably newly erected Takuling Police Sta-fers should they happen to want to menaces from a woman named conspicuous by their absence, al- tion, we came upon men of
cross the frontier into British ter-Leung Choi, at the exists of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Station. though late in the evening we came Middlesex Regiment erecting
September 29. upon several tents and mobile Army and saw the first lines of
Reports that lorries carrying on
Defendant was represented by the various kitchens on the new road leading munication between
searchlights for Chinese army units Mr. C. A. S. Russ and Det.-Sergt. to the Shumchuń Bridge, but not frontier posts.
had passed over the bridge were far distant from Sheungshui.
In spite of startling news in the confirmed by the Chinese customs afternoon editions to the effect officer, who stated that several lor- that hundreds of refugees were ries had passed into Chinese terri-1 pouring across the frontier, until tory during the early part of the now (we had traversed roughly afternoon, while traffic on the road eight miles of the frontier) every had been fairly heavy.
· thing was normal and the peace- ful villages in Chinese territory were carrying on as usual des- pite the Japanese threat 25 miles away.
tents ritory.
com-}·
JAPArmor PLANES
Lon
C. Goodwin prosecuted.
GUNNERS
CHARGED
· Our arrival, at Shataukok saw the Chinese fishing feet just reburn- in- ing from outside waters and quiries left no doubt in our mind
Gunners John Thomas Phelan and Frederick Hammer, of the 24th to that any desire for the fleet
Brigade, Royal artillery, were this fish outside of Mirs Bay (British Territorial Waters) would be fatal,
morning charged before Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy as Japanese destroyers were report
We completed our tour of inspec- with robbery, on October 10, by ed to be cruising in the vicinity of
tion of the frontier by proceeding stealing $6 from Leung Ting, car- Mawan Island, which is almost, at
Shumchun at last, and not a to Lokmachau where "all quiet" penter, on the waterfront at Ken- the entrance to Mirs Bay.
Permission, was given us to travel Chinese in sight with the excep-was reported, although three Ja-nedy Town on that day. to Shumchun by the frontier Road tion of the Chinese Customs officer panese military aeroplanes were re- in order (so the European Sergeant on the Chinese side of the barrier, ported to have flown along the bor- A Lance-Corporal of the Middle- der on a reconnaissance flight. No said) to cut the journey in half.
FRONTIER ROAD
The frontier road, which starts at the barricade at Shataukok and which is only a few yards from the Shumchun River marking - the boundary line between British, and Chinese territory, gave us an idea of the task which. ourfrontfer put up with guards would have in case of a ma
afou" by refu
Both defendants were remanded
a week in Police custody.
sex Regiment who was on duty on bombs were dropped and after 10
to 15 minutes they left in a north DEATH OF
the British side of the Bridge was questioned as to how many hun-easterly direction."" dreds of refugees had passed over on their way to Kamtin.
INFLUX LATER
At Lokmachau we came up other detachment of the Mid Regiment camped just. station moat on the We completed our little under
• I've seen at this barricade since that the
ed by was his answer. Officials at the frontier were of sible
opinion that it was much
"You're the first blooming
our”
JARDINE ENGINEER
by cable in morning of the a Scotland, of formerly an en- the Indo-China Company
retired two years